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Forced Labor
433 published works
Ohio Employer Law Blog
The 11th nominee for The Worst Employer of 2025 is … The Enslaving Episcopate
Every year I think I've hit rock bottom when it comes to my "Worst Employer" list. And every year, someone picks up a jackhammer and starts digging. Let me introduce…
International Trade Law
CBP Issues Withhold Release Order on Giant Manufacturing Co. LTD
By Simeon Yerokun, Brett Everett
On September 24th, 2025 US Customs and Border Protection issued a Withhold Release Order under Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. §1307) against Giant Manufacturing Co…
International Trade Law
CIT Vacates CBP Forced Labor Finding Against Aluminum Importer
By John Brew, Simeon Yerokun, Pierfilippo M. Natta, Andrew J. Schlegel
On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion vacating and remanding U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s forced labor Finding against Kingtom Aluminio S.R.L., a…
Religion Clause
Leaders of Purported Church Indicted for Violating Forced Labor Ban
The Department of Justice announced yesterday that a federal grand jury in Michigan has handed down a 10-count, 21-page, indictment (full text) charging the leader and the executive director of…
Global Supply Chain Law Blog
Sharpening the Stick: Expanding the UFLPA to Fight Unfair Trade and Unethical Imports
By Shawn Harwood, C. Bradford Ellison
BACKGROUND The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was enacted on December 23, 2021, and implemented on June 22, 2022. The UFLPA was designed to prevent the importation of goods…
International Trade Insights
Expanded Priority Sectors Signals FLETF’s Continued Focus on Enforcement
The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) recently announced significant updates to the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). FLETF, led by the Department of Homeland Security,…
International Trade Law
DHS 2025 UFLPA Update Targets New Industries and Expands Entity List
By John Brew, Pierfilippo M. Natta, Andrew J. Schlegel
On August 19, 2025, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Department of Homeland Security and including agencies such as the Department of Labor, released its annual update…
International Trade Law
D.C. Circuit Dismisses Suit Concerning Cocoa Farm Forced Labor in Côte d’Ivoire for Lack of Standing
By John Brew
On July 22, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissed an action brought by eight Malian citizens against seven U.S. cocoa importers (Cargill, Nestlé, Mondelēz, Hershey, Olam,…
International Trade Law
CBP Issues First Comprehensive Guide to Modifying a Withhold Release Order (WRO)
By David Stepp, Simeon Yerokun, Pierfilippo M. Natta, Andrew J. Schlegel
An update on Anti-Forced Labor guidance issued by US Customs in the context of Withhold Release Orders (WROs). Click here to continue reading the full version of this alert.
International Trade Insights
Week Twenty in Trade
CBP Deploys Portal for Forced Labor Allegations On June 20, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) announced it is deploying the Forced Labor Allegation Portal, which allows users to…